Crime Rates at Athelstan Road, Margate, CT9 2BA

Athelstan Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 157th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athelstan Road (CT9 2BA) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Cliftonville West average (176.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athelstan Road (CT9 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near St Paul'S Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.